Storytelling for Your Health

Having seen a couple of bloggers note that they were telling their breast-cancer stories at a site called Trusera, I thought the site was devoted to stories about breast cancer.

I discovered, however, that it’s for stories of all kinds of health issues. Here’s how a press release on the site describes Trusera:

… a free invitation-only network of people who care about health. The site connects people who’ve “been there” to people seeking credible, relevant health information. [Trusera’s approach is to] first, invite a group of people with experience in health and wellness. Encourage them to share their experience and invite others. Second, provide the community with the tools to personalize the health information they create and receive. Enable them to control their experience through filtering, privacy controls and personalization.

When you search for stories on the site, you can enter a search topic. Popular topics seem to be: Female, Male, Autism, nutrition, cancer, fitness, parenting, yoga, diabetes, depression, research, allergies, breast cancer, and running.

In the section for telling one’s story, the prompt is: “Please tell us about one of your health passions, interests, or experiences.”